How long before she lays eggs?

Started by Hemlock, April 15, 2011, 11:00:50 PM

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Hemlock

I made the Nuc on March 22.  On April 3 i saw capped queen cells.  Today I marked the queen but saw NO eggs! I figure she emerged around last Saturday April 9th or so.  I expected to see eggs already but I'm apparently wrong.
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Brian D. Bray

It will take the new queen a day or 2 before she begins her mating flights, she will go on as many as 12 or more mating flights, weather permiting, over the course of a week to 10 days.  Seeing eggs within 10 days of hatch is good, not until 14 days okay, if it goes longer than 3 weeks then get worried.
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Michael Bush

I expect eggs in two weeks from emergence.
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